Image forming apparatus for reducing banding caused by vibration of stacked image forming cartridges
US6400917B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1884
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including a plurality of image forming cartridges removably mounted to an apparatus body one above the other is disclosed. Structural members each partition off a space between nearby image forming cartridges mounted to the apparatus body. The apparatus is capable of obviating banding ascribable to the vibration of the cartridges.
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